Chess Puzzle #2NIR9 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 710 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e5/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop d6; knights e7/g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp2nppp/3b4/2p1P3/3p1Pnq/3P2N1/PPP3BP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 1 14

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